SUNAMERICA SERIES TRUST SA LEGG MASON BW LARGE CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO (FORMERLY, DAVIS VENTURE VALUE PORTFOLIO) (CLASS 1, CLASS 2 AND CLASS 3SHARES)

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1 SUMMARY PROSPECTUS MAY 1, 2016 SUNAMERICA SERIES TRUST SA LEGG MASON BW LARGE CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO (CLASS 1, CLASS 2 AND CLASS 3SHARES) SunAmerica Series Trust s Statutory Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information dated May 1, 2016, and the most recent shareholder reports are incorporated into and made part of this Summary Prospectus by reference. The Portfolio is offered only to the separate accounts of certain affiliated and unaffiliated life insurance companies and is not intended for use by other investors. Before you invest, you may want to review SunAmerica Series Trust s Statutory Prospectus, which contains more information about the Portfolio and its risks. You can find the Statutory Prospectus and the aboveincorporated information online at You can also get this information at no cost by calling (800) or by sending an request to fundprospectus@sunamerica.com. The Securities and Exchange Commission has not approved or disapproved these securities, nor has it determined that this Prospectus is accurate or complete. It is a criminal offense to state otherwise. Investment Goal The Portfolio s investment goal is growth of capital. Fees and Expenses of the Portfolio This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Portfolio. The Portfolio s annual operating expenses do not reflect the separate account fees charged in the variable annuity or variable life insurance policy ( Variable Contracts ), as defined herein, in which the Portfolio is offered. If the separate account s fees were shown, the Portfolio s annual operating expenses would be higher. Please see your Variable Contract prospectus for more details on the separate account fees. Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment) Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Management Fees % 0.72% 0.72% Service (12b-1) Fees... None 0.15% 0.25% Other Expenses % 0.04% 0.04% Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expenses % 0.91% 1.01% Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement (1)(2) % 0.05% 0.05% Total Annual Portfolio Operating Expense After Fee Waiver and/ or Expense Reimbursement (1)(2) % 0.86% 0.96% (1) Pursuant to an Advisory Fee Waiver Agreement, effective September 8, 2015 through April 30, 2017, the investment adviser, SunAmerica Asset Management, LLC ( SAAMCo ), is contractually obligated to waive its advisory fee with respect to the SA Legg Mason BW Large Cap Value Portfolio so that the advisory fee payable by the Portfolio to SAAMCo is equal to 0.67% of average daily net assets. This waiver agreement will continue in effect indefinitely, unless terminated by the Board of Trustees of SunAmerica Series Trust (the Trust ), SunAmerica Series Trust

2 including a majority of the trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. (2) The expense table above has been restated to reflect a complete fiscal year of the contractual Advisory Fee Waiver Agreement that was instituted on September 8, Expense Example This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Portfolio with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Portfolio for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Portfolio s operating expenses remain the same and fee waivers remain in effect only for the period ended April 30, The Example does not reflect charges imposed by the Variable Contract. If the Variable Contract fees were reflected, the expenses would be higher. See the Variable Contract prospectus for information on such charges. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions and the net expenses shown in the fee table, your costs would be: 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years 10 Years Class 1 Shares.. $73 $238 $417 $ 938 Class 2 Shares ,115 Class 3 Shares ,232 Portfolio Turnover The Portfolio pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or turns over its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs. These costs, which are not reflected in annual portfolio operating expenses or in the example, affect the Portfolio s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Portfolio s portfolio turnover rate was 126% of the average value of its portfolio. Principal Investment Strategies of the Portfolio The Portfolio s investment goal is growth of capital. The Portfolio attempts to achieve its goal by, under normal circumstances, investing at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of large capitalization companies. Large capitalization companies are those with market capitalizations similar to companies in the Russell 1000 Value Index (the Index ). As of March 31, 2016, the median market capitalization of a company in the Index was approximately $7.120 billion and the dollar-weighted average market capitalization of the companies in the Index was approximately $ billion. The size of the companies in the Index changes with market conditions and the composition of the Index. The Portfolio may invest in foreign securities, including emerging market securities, either directly or through depositary receipts. The Portfolio holds equity securities of approximately companies under normal market conditions. The subadviser selects securities for the Portfolio that it believes are undervalued or out of favor based primarily on price-to-earnings ratios, price-to-book ratios, price momentum, and share change and quality. The subadviser s investment process begins by screening for low valuation companies based on their price-to-earnings or price-to-book ratios, and using quantitative analysis to eliminate equity securities that have poor price momentum and high relative share issuance. The subadviser then performs a fundamental analysis on the remaining equity securities to identify and eliminate those securities that it believes will have difficulty outperforming the Index. The subadviser may consider other factors in its selection process. The subadviser typically sells a security of a company held by the Portfolio when it believes the company is no longer a large capitalization value company, if the company s fundamentals deteriorate, when an investment opportunity arises that the subadviser believes is more compelling, or to realize gains or limit potential losses SunAmerica Series Trust

3 Principal Risks of Investing in the Portfolio There can be no assurance that the Portfolio s investment goal will be met or that the net return on an investment in the Portfolio will exceed what could have been obtained through other investment or savings vehicles. Shares of the Portfolio are not bank deposits and are not guaranteed or insured by any bank, government entity or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. As with any mutual fund, there is no guarantee that the Portfolio will be able to achieve its investment goal. If the value of the assets of the Portfolio goes down, you could lose money. The following is a summary description of the principal risks of investing in the Portfolio. Equity Securities Risk. The Portfolio invests principally in equity securities and is therefore subject to the risk that stock prices will fall and may underperform other asset classes. Individual stock prices fluctuate from day-to-day and may decline significantly. Value Investing Risk. The subadviser s judgments that a particular security is undervalued in relation to the company s fundamental economic value may prove incorrect. Large-Cap Companies Risk. Large-cap companies tend to be less volatile than companies with smaller market capitalizations. In exchange for this potentially lower risk, the Portfolio s value may not rise as much as the value of portfolios that emphasize smaller companies. Foreign Investment Risk. The Portfolio s investments in securities of foreign issuers or issuers with significant exposure to foreign markets involve additional risk. Foreign countries in which the Portfolio may invest may have markets that are less liquid, less regulated and more volatile than U.S. markets. The value of the Portfolio s investments may decline because of factors affecting the particular issuer as well as foreign markets and issuers generally, such as unfavorable government actions, and political or financial instability. Lack of information may also affect the value of these securities. The risks of foreign investments are heightened when investing in issuers in emerging market countries. Emerging Markets Risk. Risks associated with investments in emerging markets may include delays in settling portfolio securities transactions; currency and capital controls; greater sensitivity to interest rate changes; pervasiveness of corruption and crime; exchange rate volatility; inflation, deflation or currency devaluation; violent military or political conflicts; confiscations and other government restrictions by the United States or other governments, and government instability. As a result, investments in emerging market securities tend to be more volatile than investments in developed countries. Issuer Risk. The value of a security may decline for a number of reasons directly related to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer s goods and services. Management Risk. The Portfolio is subject to management risk because it is an actively managed investment portfolio. The Portfolio s portfolio managers apply investment techniques and risk analyses in making investment decisions, but there can be no guarantee that these decisions or individual securities selected by the portfolio managers will produce the desired results. Market Risk. The Portfolio s share price can fall because of weakness in the broad market, a particular industry, or specific holdings. The market as a whole can decline for many reasons, including adverse political or economic developments here or abroad, changes in investor psychology, or heavy institutional selling. In addition, the subadviser s assessment of companies held in the Portfolio may prove incorrect, resulting in losses or poor performance even in a rising market. Affiliated Fund Rebalancing Risk. The Portfolio may be an investment option for other mutual funds for which SAAMCo serves as investment adviser that are managed as fund of funds. From time to time, the Portfolio may experience relatively large redemptions or investments due to the rebalancing of SunAmerica Series Trust

4 a fund of funds. In the event of such redemptions or investments, the Portfolio could be required to sell securities or to invest cash at a time when it is not advantageous to do so. Active Trading Risk. The Portfolio may engage in frequent trading of securities to achieve its investment goal. Active trading may result in high portfolio turnover and correspondingly greater brokerage commissions and other transaction costs, which will be borne directly by the Portfolio and could affect your performance. Performance Information The following Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table illustrate the risks of investing in the Portfolio by showing changes in the Portfolio s performance from calendar year to calendar year and comparing the Portfolio s average annual returns to those of the Russell 1000 Value Index and the S&P 500 Index. Effective September 8, 2015, in connection with a change in its principal investment strategies and techniques, the Portfolio replaced the S&P 500 Index with the Russell 1000 Value Index. SAAMCo believes the Russell 1000 Value Index more accurately reflects the Portfolio s new investment strategies and techniques than the S&P 500 Index. The Portfolio s performance prior to September 8, 2015, does not reflect the Portfolio s current investment strategies and techniques. Fees and expenses incurred at the contract level are not reflected in the bar chart or table. If these amounts were reflected, returns would be less than those shown. Of course, past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Portfolio will perform in the future. Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC ( Brandywine ) assumed subadvisory duties of the Portfolio on September 8, Prior to September 8, 2015, Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. d/b/a Davis Advisors subadvised the Portfolio. 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% -10% -20% -30% -40% -50% 15.32% 5.64% % (Class 1 Shares) 33.48% 12.16% -4.21% 12.69% 33.69% 6.75% 1.33% During the 10-year period shown in the bar chart, the highest return for a quarter was 21.38% (quarter ended June 30, 2009) and the lowest return for a quarter was % (quarter ended December 31, 2008). The year-to-date calendar return as of March 31, 2016 was 0.34%. Average Annual Total Returns (For the periods ended December 31, 2015) 1 Year 5 Years 10 Years Class 1 Shares % 9.31% 5.82% Class 2 Shares % 9.15% 5.66% Class 3 Shares % 9.03% 5.56% Russell 1000 Value Index % 11.27% 6.16% S&P 500 Index % 12.57% 7.31% Investment Adviser The Portfolio s investment adviser is SAAMCo. The Portfolio is subadvised by Brandywine SunAmerica Series Trust

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6 Portfolio Managers Name Portfolio Manager of the Portfolio Since Title Henry F. Otto 2015 Managing Director, Portfolio Manager Steven M. Tonkovich 2015 Managing Director, Portfolio Manager Joseph J. Kirby 2015 Portfolio Manager Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries The Portfolio is not sold directly to the general public but instead is offered as an underlying investment option for the Variable Contracts. The Portfolio and its related companies may make payments to the sponsoring insurance company (or its affiliates) for distribution and/or other services. These payments create a conflict of interest as they may be a factor that the insurance company considers in including the Portfolio as an underlying investment option in the Variable Contract. The prospectus (or other offering document) for your Variable Contract may contain additional information about these payments. Purchases and Sales of Portfolio Shares Shares of the Portfolio may only be purchased or redeemed through Variable Contracts offered by the separate accounts of participating life insurance companies. Shares of the Portfolio may be purchased and redeemed each day the New York Stock Exchange is open, at the Portfolio s net asset value determined after receipt of a request in good order. The Portfolio does not have any initial or subsequent investment minimums. However, your insurance company may impose investment or account value minimums. Tax Information The Portfolio will not be subject to federal income tax on the net investment company taxable income or net capital gains distributed to shareholders as ordinary income dividends or capital gain dividends; however, you may be subject to federal income tax (and a federal Medicare tax of 3.8% that applies to net investment income, including taxable annuity payments, if applicable) upon withdrawal from such tax deferred arrangements. CSP-86703T_790_485_477 (05/16) SunAmerica Series Trust